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Arts, Culture, Cultural Tourism (ACCT) Committee Needs Members

Santa Fe County is calling on residents to serve on the recently established Arts, Culture, Cultural Tourism (ACCT) Committee. Santa Fe County adopted Resolution 2014-35, establishing the committee to provide guidance to the Santa Fe County Board of County Commissioners on specific policies, projects, and other related items that would enhance and expand the arts, culture, and cultural tourism industries in Santa Fe County. 

A few items the committee will be tasked with include:

• Identify all existing and potential funding sources and other resources including Lodger’s Taxes, grants, “1% for the arts” programs, the Quality of Life gross receipts tax, and bonding for ACCT activities, programs, projects and organizations
• Explore areas of potential collaboration and partnership with local governments, traditional communities and other related organizations that would provide benefit to the arts, culture, cultural tourism industries throughout the County
• Create an inventory of existing arts, culture, and cultural tourism nonprofit entities and their function or role as well as crafts, cottage industries, cultural tourism, film/digital media, and arts-related businesses in Santa Fe County
• Recommendations on how Santa Fe County can enhance opportunities for local artisans and craftsmen through branding and/or development of export markets

The Santa Fe Board of County Commissioners shall, to the extent practicable, appoint ACCT committee members that represent each of the following sectors:

• The crafts cottage industry
• The cultural tourism industry (could include heritage tourism, ecotourism, and/or agri-tourism)
• General arts organizations
• The film/digital media industry
• Economic development organizations

Any interested party should submit a resume with a cover letter, stating reason for desire to serve on the task force, the Commission district you reside (1,2,3,4,5), contact information and the sector (see above) you wish to represent to:

David Griscom, Economic Development Manager

Santa Fe County Planning Division

PO Box 276

Santa Fe, NM 87504-0276

dgriscom@santafecountynm.gov

Application Deadline Friday, June 20, 2014.

For more information on the ACCT Resolution, visit: www.santafecountynm.gov/documents/ordinances/2014-35.pdf